Lake Burley Griffin
Lake Burley Griffin is an artificial lake in the centre of Canberra, the capital of Australia. It was created in 1963 by the damming of the Molonglo River, which formerly ran between the city centre and Parliamentary Triangle.
- Lake
- …has a surface elevation of 554 metres (1,818 feet)
- …is also known as “West Lake”
- Description: man-made lake in Canberra, Australia
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Places in the Area
Nearby places include Black Mountain Peninsula and Acton.
Black Mountain Peninsula
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Acton Peninsula
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Lake Burley Griffin
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Latitude
-35.28917° or 35° 17′ 21″ south
Longitude
149.1064° or 149° 6′ 23″ east
Open location code
4RPFP464+8H
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Vietnamese—“Lake Burley Griffin” goes by many names.
بحيرة بيرلي جريفينArabic
Burley GriffinCatalan
Lake Burley GriffinCebuano
伯利·格里芬湖Chinese
Lake Burley GriffinCzech
Lake Burley GriffinDutch
Lago Burley GriffinEsperanto
Lake Burley GriffinEsperanto
Burley Griffini järvEstonian
אגם בארלי גריפיןHebrew
Burley Griffin-tóHungarian
Lago Burley GriffinItalian
Lake Burley GriffinItalian
バーリー・グリフィン湖Japanese
벌리그리핀호Korean
Берли ГрифинMacedonian
Danau Burley GriffinMinangkabau
Jezioro Burley-GriffinPolish
Lake Burley GriffinPolish
Бёрли-ГриффинRussian
Berli GrifinSerbian
Барли ГрифинSerbian
Берли ГрифинSerbian
Језеро Берли ГрифинSerbian
Lake Burley GriffinSwedish
Burley Griffin GölüTurkish
Берлі-ГриффінUkrainian
برلے گرفن جھیلUrdu
Hồ Burley GriffinVietnamese
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